Henry Chibaya
Accountant
Cape Town
Summary
Fully qualified Accountant and Bookkeeper, experienced in a wide range of industries, international accounting procedures and systems. Experienced within full accounting, finance and management accounting, operations, and administration of day to activities of a business. I am very passionate about innovative accounting systems and ERPs.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant
Rochelle Retail Solutions
02.2022 - Current
- Improved cash flow management with timely invoicing and efficient collections practices.
- Managed relationships with external auditors effectively ensuring positive outcomes during annual audits.
- Input financial data and produced reports using [Software].
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Managed tax compliance tasks, filing accurate returns on time to avoid penalties or interest charges.
- Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation, and billing code accuracy.
- Minimized losses and checked compliance with internal protocols by analyzing and preparing effective annual budgets.
- Assisted in the successful integration of acquired businesses'' financial systems into existing platforms during mergers and acquisitions.
- Streamlined payroll processing through automation improvements resulting in reduced errors and increased efficiency.
Accountant
Farrelli Holdings
10.2018 - 11.2021
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet and Income statements ensuring correct ledger allocations.
- Process all transactions and reconcile Suppliers, Debtors, Bank and Petty cash
- Monthly calculation and submission of Vat and PAYE returns.
- Full Tenant account financial management of billing and reconciliations.
- Administration of rental property system, RPMS, Payprop and WeConnect.
- Rental payment allocations and Maintenance management.
- Prepare and reconcile suppliers and COD recons for payment.
- To generate all Purchase Orders, submit for authorization before payment.
- To reconcile all Inventory by correct processing of Goods received and physical counts.
- Preparing Weekly and monthly salaries and wages on VIP Payroll.
- To correctly post and reconcile the payroll journals between VIP and Pastel.
- Internal projects management, job costing and allocation of inventory to sites.
- Prepare monthly management Rent schedules for Financial Manager.
- Assist with planning and analysis requirements as well as budget preparations.
- To maintain the Fixed Asset register and post monthly journals.
- Follow up and resolve all system and accounting queries timeously.
- Continuously monitoring and implementation of internal control systems.
Assistant Accountant
Pro Range (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 02.2018
- Monthly management accounting functions which include but not limited to
- Full accounting functions to balance sheet and income statement.
- Full function payroll on VIP processing and payment of weekly and monthly salaries.
- Annual audit file preparation and liaising with auditors.
- Processing of suppliers, debtors, and account reconciliations
- Monthly Bank and Petty cash recons for all branches.
- Daily Cashbook, petty cash, and cash flow processing.
- Evaluating, monitoring, and adjusting budgets according to forecasts.
- Bank online payments for approval and release.
- Inventory analysis, forecasting and variance reconciliation and reporting.
- Monthly stock takes on hand and sales reporting.
- Fixed Asset register, management, and calculations of depreciation.
- Ensuring standards for quality, customer service and health and safety.
- Supervising and controlling Admin staff and finance processes.
- Monthly insurance processing and premium allocations.
Bookkeeper
Lusitania Fishing
01.2007 - 12.2015
- Capture monthly income and expenditure to general ledger and reconcile monthly.
- Prepare and capture cashbooks and bank reconciliations.
- Reconcile and audit branch petty cash.
- Daily branch sales and cash up reconciliations
- Daily preparation and loading of EFT payments, cheque payments and invoicing.
- Maintenance of fixed Asset Register.
- Monitoring, processing, and reconciling insurance claims.
- Processing of month end journals and review of trial balance.
- Inventory management, costing variances and bill of material processing.
- Conduct regular stock counts and report on shrinkages.
- Prepare and submit monthly statutory returns.
- Review and supervise Debtors and creditors processing.
- Ensure processes and compliance with good accounting principles and financial policies.
- Assist with preparation of annual budget and budget reforecast.
- Maintain strong internal control systems to increase efficiency.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Financial Manager and other superiors.
Finance Administrator
Smartlab Services
01.2005 - 12.2006
- Monthly financial reports up to balance sheet and income statement.
- Cash flow and Cashbook management including the following
- Local and foreign bank reconciliations, Petty cash control and processing
- Daily POS cash ups and credit card payments and reconciliations.
- Stock control, purchase order management, costing, imports, and exports admin.
- Preparation and coordination of Annual audits.
- Statutory Returns, VAT, EMP and UIF via e-filing.
- Balance sheet and general ledger recons.
- Fixed Asset register maintenance and depreciation.
- Debtors and creditors, reconciliations, payments, and collections.
- Local and foreign creditors account management.
- Salaries and payroll processing and reports.
- Intercompany loans, interest calculations and consolidations.
- Staff supervision and various on the job training.
Education
Certificate - Basic Payroll Processing
01.2018
Certificate - VIP Payroll Pro and Basic
01.2018
Certificate - Sage Evolution and Pastel Accounting
01.2016
Certificate - Bookkeeping
01.2008
Diploma - Management Accounting and Finance
01.2007
Bcom - Financial Accounting
01.2004
Skills
Financial management expertise
Experienced with GAAP regulations Ability to excel in both individual and team Microsoft Office, Excel, and word
Finance Operations and Office Admin Management
Accounts payable and receivable
Financial reporting
Accounting and bookkeeping
Microsoft Excel proficiency
Tax preparation
Payroll processing
Financial planning
Cash flow management
Fixed asset management
References
- Leandra, Langeveldt, 0219485673, 0829833512, Pro Range Pty Ltd
- Hugo, van Wyk, 0214024200, 0826242924, Lusitania Fishing
- Carolynne, Bornhutter, 0215116052, 0787961728, Farrelli Holdings
Timeline
Financial Accountant
Rochelle Retail Solutions
02.2022 - Current
Accountant
Farrelli Holdings
10.2018 - 11.2021
Assistant Accountant
Pro Range (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 02.2018
Bookkeeper
Lusitania Fishing
01.2007 - 12.2015
Finance Administrator
Smartlab Services
01.2005 - 12.2006